A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1283

Cordy lay in bed, waiting for John.

He eventually emerged from the bathroom, absent-mindedly drying his hair as he changed into fresh pajamas.

He appeared surprised to find Cordy in bed. "Going to sleep too?"

"Can't I?"

"No,’' he quickly said. "I mean, you'd have trouble sleeping at the hospital while taking care of your grandfather."

Cordy pursed her lips-that certainly was not the case.

In private hospitals, one could enjoy the hospitality usually expected from five-star hotels. With people at your beck and call, it certainly did not dull in comparison to one.

Still, John did not seem to notice Cordy's feelings as he pulled up the blanket and got into bed.

he did and slowly slid to

alone in the same

he started

Cordy's heart racing.

some unknown force at work stopping them from consummating even though

waited nervously for a long while, but John was not making a

desperate, and she remembered that he could not sleep the night after their

not feel his body stiffening, let alone show any

to find him sound asleep,

left staring in disbelief-he actually fell asleep and very soundly

the grievance that seemed to stay stuck on her chest and was left tossing and

help twitching a little just then, as if

that he was crushing Cordy under his weight, making her uncomfortable, so he moved aside-which left Cordy bristling! She was teasing him,

him, she spotted the dark circles under his eye, an obvious sign that he had been working very hard

she took a deep breath